SEOUL (Reuters) – A U.S. national was probably detained after crossing into North Korea on Tuesday during a tour in the “peace village” of Panmunjom, with its cluster of distinctive bright blue buildings and history of defections, tension and murder. Known formally as the Joint Security Area (JSA), in the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), …
BEIJING (Reuters) -The United States should exercise sound strategic judgment in dealing with China, China’s defence minister Li Shangfu said while meeting veteran U.S. diplomat Henry Kissinger in Beijing on Tuesday. China has been committed to building stable, predictable and constructive Sino-U.S. relations, and hopes the United States can work with it to promote the …
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By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Australia’s state of Victoria has withdrawn as host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to projected cost overruns, placing the future of the quadrennial multi-sport event in doubt. Victoria Premier Dan Andrews said the cost of the Games, which were to have been held in four regional hubs, could blow …
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AMSTERDAM/MANILA (Reuters) – Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have cleared the way for an investigation into thousands of killings during the Philippines’ “war on drugs”, a move families of victims and right groups hailed as another step towards justice. In a ruling on July 18, the ICC appeals judges rejected an attempt …
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By Valerie Volcovici BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the United States could use climate cooperation to redefine their troubled relationship and lead the way in tackling global warming, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told senior Chinese officials on Tuesday. Kerry’s three-day visit to China aimed at reviving climate cooperation between the world’s top greenhouse gas …
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By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -For the first time since the 1980s a U.S. nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) visited South Korea on Tuesday, as the allies launched talks to coordinate their responses in the event of a nuclear war with North Korea. White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell confirmed the rare …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Trees fell on moving vehicles, a whale washed ashore and a freezer full of ice cream floated off in floods as Typhoon Talim made its way across China’s southern provinces on Tuesday. On Chinese social media, videos showed pedestrians falling over and struggling against the winds, flooded roads and onlookers gathering around …
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By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Hengheng’s friends could tell he was enjoying his birthday party in the pricey, health-conscious restaurant in downtown Shanghai by the way he licked his food off the plate. A one-year-old Border Collie sitting in a buggy and wearing a cupcake hat, Hengheng was the only one at the table …
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By Panu Wongcha-um and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s prime ministerial hopeful said on Tuesday he was willing to manage the pace of his Move Forward party’s ambitious reform drive if he becomes leader, but vowed no retreat from a plan to change a law that forbids insulting the monarchy. In an interview with Reuters …
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By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has long prided itself on its high ethical standards but two political entanglements within a week have some wondering if the party’s reputation of “whiter than white” stands. Within days, Singaporeans were shocked to be told that the transport minister had been arrested in connection with …
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